User:David

For real, this time.

My Wikibreak lasted TONS longer than expected. My apologies if I've left anyone in a lurch; my year ended up being much more difficult than I expected. But here I am; I should be active for the foreseeable future. Thanks for your understanding! =David^(talk)_(contribs) 16:42, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Welcome!

My name is David. I am an MBTI:ENFP, Christian college student in Indianapolis, Indiana, and I have a very eclectic knowledge base (some, myself included, might call it "useless"). I've edited topics from Stargate, Doctor Who and Harry Potter to The Melting Pot, Mr. Six, and Back to the Future: The Ride. A lot of my editing efforts are channeled into Recent Changes patrolling, as well.

As far as my Wikipedia philosophy goes, I suppose I'm a delusionist. I judge most edits on a case-by-case basis. That said, however, I really dislike patent nonsense. I find it childish and unnecessary. Oh, and vandalism - but who likes that, really? Except the vandals...

Anyway, that's why you might see me using {{subst:db-nonsense}}, {{subst:nspp|PAGETITLE}}, and the UWTs at the bottom of Template:Test. (Well, actually, I use TWINKLE, but the end result is the same.)

I'm a HUGE fan of Wikihumor. "Wikipedia is an MMORPG" and "Deleted Articles with Freaky Titles" are two of my favorites. This amused me, too.

I'm also available on Meta and Commons under the name IlInamorato. (me on Commons / talk - me on Meta / talk) My deviantART account is at ilinamorato.deviantart.com.

Oh, and I have WAY too many userboxes.

Anyway, look forward to working with all of you! If you want me for any reason, holla at my talk page.

See you in the funny pages!

=David^(talk)_(contribs)

Am I being clear as mud?

Figure out what my funny acronyms mean here.

Articles I'm Particularly Happy With

Created

I feel a sense of pride about these articles, and keep them perpetually in my watchlist to ensure quality.

• Campus Outreach, a non-denominational Christian campus ministry.
• Kissing the War Goodbye, a famous post-World War II photograph by Victor Jorgensen that appeared in Time Magazine
• Signs (game) (subsequently deleted). I did not participate in the AfD discussion, due to some important family events; but they were correct in that it did not have outside sources. It was not, however, something I made up - just, apparently, not as popular as I thought. I've kept hold of it in my user space, in case sources do eventually emerge sometime...

Essays

I find Wikipedia essays interesting and informative, and I have tried my hand...

• Don't Get Over It, about civility in editing

Extensive Rewrites

Though it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, I feel a sense of accomplishment for these articles.

• Back to the Future: The Ride. I rewrote much of the plot and history section, folding trivia into the article-at-large.
• Paint.NET. I reworded and consolidated a great deal of this article (and I highly recommend this free program).

Not written by me, but fun moments:

Reverting vandalism, Help with compromise, etc.

• Jimbo's User Page! I caught vandalism and reverted it before anyone else. I'm pretty happy with myself!

To-Do List

If anyone else would like to tackle these, you're more than welcome to jump in. Just leave me a message on my talk page letting me know you did it!

To Create / Expand

• Seam carving, one of the coolest things to happen to image editing in a long time.

Essays to Pontificate Upon

• Finish The Great WikiWar of the 21st Century. (eventually, perhaps...)

To Extensively Rewrite

• Order of the Phoenix (organisation).

Tear down and rebuild to satisfy tags (In-universe, plot section, etc.)

• Albus Dumbledore.

It's crufty and OR'y.

• Remus Lupin.

More tags than an Old Navy store.

• Superchic[k].

Satisfy tags.

• Anberlin.

What else am I going to do?

Promote Wikilove!

• Make people's day! This one's perpetual, and anyone can do it. Just click this magic button and tell the person you find on the other end (it's random) something happy!

My Life in Pixels

The Basics:

This user is a Christian, and that's all that matters.

This user is male.

This user lives in the United States of America.

More About Me:

This user is single.	22 This user is 22 years old.	This user edits on Wikipedia under his real name.
This user is a child at heart. They might have grown older but they'll never grow up.	This user studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.	This user is an undergraduate student majoring in New Media and minoring in real life.
This user is not a biological parent.	sis This user has a little sister	bro This user has a little brother
This user is right-handed.	This user does not smoke.	This user enjoys writing short stories.
This user believes in a revival of a modified form of romantic friendship.	This user is an omnivore.	This user practices abstinence.
This user enjoys reading anything.	This user enjoys writing.

|w|i|k|i|p|e|d|i|a| - my anti-drug

This user is a member of WikiProject Christianity	This user is a member of the Stargate WikiProject.	HP This user is a member of the Harry Potter WikiProject.
This user is a Wikigraphist from the Graphic Lab, where you can request image improvement.	This user is a member of the Kindness Campaign.	This user is a member of WikiProject Doctor Who.
This user is a member of the Nintendo Task Force.	This user is a member of the Webcomics work group of the Comics WikiProject.	Flexible This user deals with edits, deletion, and creation of pages individually instead of unilaterally and encourages others to do so.
… This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...	This user likes to give away awards to other users

I'm a fan/I'm not a fanboy

cvg-3 This user is an advanced gamer.	+ This user plays retro games.	This user enjoys computer and video game music outside gaming.
Nayru... Din... hot. Farore... not.	fan-3 This user thinks that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is the best computer or video game ever made.	This user is a Guitar Hero, which is way more impressive than real guitar.
This user enjoys swing dancing.	This user rejects your reality and substitutes their own!	This user loves The Chronicles of Narnia, both the books and the movies.
This user is from the planet Earth.	This user had a flux capacitor seized by the FBI.	This user begrudgingly observes Daylight Saving Time.
This user is interested in The Sith Order. If only you knew the power of the Dark Side.	This user knows that 42 is the answer to the Ultimate Question of life, the Universe, and everything.	One Ring This user stole the Precious. It's ours and we wants it!
C&H This user reads Calvin and Hobbes.	This user enjoys comics.	This user reads webcomics.
Superman This user fights for Truth, Justice and the American Way!!!!!!!	Batman This user knows that criminals are a cowardly lot, and uses fear to fight injustice and those who would prey on the fearful...	This user is a Doctor Who fan.

Pure Weirdness

— This space for rent.	This user does not exist. However, if this user begins to exist, seek shelter immediately.	... This user may get around to being a professional procrastinator. Someday. Maybe.
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